Population growth rate in Bahrain
Bahrain: Population growth rate was 2.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Population growth rate in Bahrain, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, population growth rate in Bahrain stood at 2.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 44.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Bahrain peaked at 7.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, -1.0%, in 2019.
That places Bahrain 38th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.4% | 2.9% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.2% | 1.2% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.5% | 0.9% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.7% | 3.5% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.7% | 2.3% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 2.2% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | -1.0% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 0.7% | 2.4% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Bahrain?
- Population growth rate in Bahrain was 2.3% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.0% in 2019.
- How does Bahrain rank for population growth rate?
- Bahrain ranks 38th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.